Frances Murphy Toni Draper, Author at Word In Black

Different Colored Woman. Concept On The Theme Of Racism

When Stories Pull Us in — and When We Must Pull Back

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2025. A gunman killed two people and critically wounded eight others in the afternoon of December 13 at prestigious Brown University, authorities said, urging people in the area to remain in lockdown as the attacker was still at large.

I Came of Age at College. I Fear for My Grandchildren There

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

What’s in a Coin?

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Happy family doing a video call on smartphone at home during Christmas

This Christmas, Don’t Let Our Elders Be the Last Ones Noticed

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Trump called a woman piggy so this illustration has pink paper pigs in seamless pattern

Calling a Woman ‘Piggy’: The Real Damage a President Can Do

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

An excavator sits on the rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.

Compassion Has Left the Building

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper November 1, 2025November 1, 2025

Taki Allen attends Kenwood High School in Essex, Maryland. Photo: Wallstreethotrod. Public Domain

A Doritos Bag, a Gun Drawn, and a Black Teen Terrorized by ‘AI’

by Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper October 28, 2025October 29, 2025